Wednesday, June 27, 2018

As noted on Tuesday, the Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Jeff Hardy match for the United States Championship was pulled from Smackdown Live because Nakamura was injured after being bit by a police dog.
The Bakersfield police department issued the following statement regarding reports that Shinsuke Nakamura was bitten by a police dog on Monday:

On Monday, June 25, 2018, officers of the Bakersfield Police Department Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Team were conducting a protective sweep of the Rabobank Arena in preparation for the WWE Live Summerslam Heatwave Tour.

During the sweep, the EOD Team, which consisted of an explosive detection trained canine team and bomb technicians entered an area of the arena where an employee of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) was present. The canine entered the room to sweep for the presence of any explosive material. As the sweep took place the WWE employee was accidentally bit by the canine. The employee sustained an injury to his lower left leg. Medical aid was immediately summoned to the scene and the employee was transported to a local area hospital for medical treatment.

Nakamura's status for weekend events in Japan remains unclear.

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